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US 11,506,474 B1Granted
Spin-stabilized fuze assembly
AssigneeAURA Technologies, LLC
InventorsGarrett Goss, Alex Blate
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Abstract
Fuze assembly methods and devices. The methods include providing a firing pin to detonate the projectile; operably connecting a weighted body to the firing pin; and operably connecting a flexural portion to the weighted body to retain position of the weighted body due to centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the projectile to retain the firing pin in a detonation prevention position and move the weighted body to drive the firing pin to a detonation position upon impact of the projectile.
Claims22
A fuze assembly comprising:
- a firing pin configured to detonate a projectile;
- a plurality of weighted bodies in operable connectivity with the firing pin;
- and
- a plurality of flexural portions, wherein each of the plurality of flexural portions is operably connected with a weighted body of the plurality of weighted bodies and configured to:
- control positioning of the weighted bodies due to centrifugal force generated by rotation of the projectile such that the firing pin is in a detonation prevention position, and
- control the movement of the weighted bodies to drive the firing pin to a detonation position upon impact of the projectile.
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A method for assembling a fuze for a projectile, the method comprising:
- providing a firing pin to detonate the projectile;
- operably connecting a plurality of weighted bodies to the firing pin;
- and
- operably connecting a plurality of flexural portions to the plurality of weighted bodies to:
- control the position of each of the plurality of weighted bodies due to centrifugal force generated by rotation of the projectile such that the firing pin is in a detonation prevention position, and
- control the movement of at least one of the plurality of weighted bodies to drive the firing pin to a detonation position upon impact of the projectile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.